A Little Game: 10 Words or Less

[HisTreasure, BSN, RN]

Use the letters of nursing to describe what nursing is to you. It can be silly, serious, sentimental, or quarky. Doesn't matter, just use your imagination! For example:

Not

Understanding

Reasons

Some

Individuals

Normally

Give

...for not taking their routine medications.

OK, admittedly that was a little weak, but it's 6:14 AM and I'm coming off of my second 12 hour night shift. You get the point. Let's have fun!

[yeSICU]

Not

Understanding

Reasons

Some

Individuals/

Nurses

Go .... Into the profession in the first place...

Sorry. I have had a month or two of a few choice coworkers that do "Too much critical thinking" to look at their patients as people or address family concerns. Makes me crazy!

[lvnsandiego]

Nurses are:

Needed

Under-appreciated

Respected by most

Sometimes abused

Inspired to help others

Never stop giving

Greatest profession

Things I experience in a shift:

Never get to sit down until I clock out.

Unbelievable stress.

Running to pass meds on time,to answer the phone and call lights.

Smiling at my residents and coworkers.

I love and hate this place.

Need more staff and more time to get everything done.

Go home feeling exhausted, guilty for not doing more, pleased about what I did to make a residents life a little better.

[VivaLasViejas, ASN, RN]

Needing more resources

Unloved by administration

Running into obstacles

Sitting down is a luxury

I must've been insane when I chose this career

Not sure how much more I can take, but I'm still

Giving it all I've got.......and then some.

[locolorenzo22, BSN, RN]

New to the profession

Understanding I know very little but the basics

Realizing what a honor it can be to care

Seeking some way to regain my lost sanity

Induring myself to wonderful preceptors

Nervous about having a "real" career

Going to give it all I got and kick butt!

[3rdcareerRN]

The nursing career:

Now

Under

Real

Stress;

It's

Now-and-then

Gratifying.

[rn2bn07, BSN, RN]

New to the field

Under a lot of pressure

Rely on positive people

See a lot of codes

Intelligent nurses go far

Never disappointed in my decision of becoming a Nurse

Giving it all that I got

And that's real! Class of 2007 'RN' and keep on moving:nuke:

[2006RNCS]

Nurturing

Understanding

Reasoning

Sensitivity

Intelligence

Nasty

Grueling

[pagandeva2000, LPN]

Nurturing

Understaffed

Resourceful

Sensitive

Empathetic

Intelligent

Necessary

Grates my nerves sometimes

[worldqueenie]

needed

under all conditions

regardless of the case

since we're trained to help

everywhere you go

it's the same thing

necessity of the job is

goodwill to man

[Absolutely13]

Never

Underestimate

Rectal

Sounds

Involving

Noxious

Gas

Leave it to me to bring things down a notch or two.

[nerdtonurse?, BSN, RN]

Never

Understand

Rectal

Stimulation

Involving

Nervous

Gerbils

Actually had one of these this week. Gerbil didn't make it.